THE REVIEW AND OUTLOOK OF ZHONGYUAN OIL FIELD GAS EXPLORATION
中原油田天然气勘探回顾与展望

Zhongyuan oil field is located in Dongpu depression in which crude oil and gas is enriched. After exploration and exploitation for more than two decades,it has become a important oil and gas production base in east China. In this paper the author reviewed Zhongyuan oil field Three Years Science Research, State Keystone Project of Coal gas and Natural gas during the"Sixth Five Year Project" and "Seventh Five Year Project" period. And its contributions to the exploration and exploitation of Zhongyuan oil field. The author also illustrated the difficult problems in gas exploration in Zhongyuan oil field since 1990. Though sustained science research by zhongyuan's geologist. Entering the new century, they make some important progresses in gas exploration in Zhongyuan oil field.In the end, the author portrayed a good prospect in coal gas and nature gas explorarion in Dongpu depression and present some key technical problems needed to resolve in the future.